From New York Times bestselling author Kim Karr comes a brand new dramatic comedy of forbidden love and second chances.

Life is short. Time is fast.

No replay. No rewind.

That’s my motto.

And there’s nothing wrong with that.

That is until the day I turn 27 and everything changes. Suddenly, I’m expected to…

1) Move back to my hometown.

2) Stop partying.

3) Take over my family’s winery.

4) And get married.

Wait!

What?

That last one I didn’t see coming.

I’m Tyler Justin Ryan Holiday III, Northern California’s most eligible bachelor, and I don’t do monogamy. It’s just a wild guess but I’d have to say that monogamy isn’t going to do me, either.

My grandmother won’t listen to a word I have to say on the matter. And since the old battle-axe is still at the helm of my legacy, it’s not like I can blow her off. However, when she tells me whom she thinks will make the perfect bride, and then subsequently drops me at said bride’s door, I nearly lose my f*cking mind. Sure, dear old granny tries to sugarcoat the situation with a lot of glitz and glamour, but there’s no turning ash into fairy dust.

Paris Elizabeth Hollis Fairchild isn’t only the ultimate party girl and terrible wife material, she’s also my sworn enemy. We loathe each other. We have good reason. And it isn’t because our families are competitors.

Needless to say, I’m not surprised when the she-devil slams the door in my face—but it still pisses me off.

Kim Karr is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of eighteen novels. Best known for writing sexy contemporary love stories, she enjoys bringing flawed characters to life and creating romances that are page worthy. Her stories are raw, real, and explosive. Her characters will make you laugh, make you cry, make you feel. And her happily-ever-afters are always swoon worthy. From the brooding rock star to the arrogant millionaire to the Football Player. From the witty damsel-in-distress to the sassy high-powered businesswoman to the boutique owner. No two storylines are ever alike. If Kim’s not writing, you can find her wandering through antique stores with her husband, trying out new fitness classes with her sons, venturing out to new coffee shops with her daughter, or with her nose stuck in a book.

Haley Brandt isn’t the one-night-stand type, but too much tequila and a man with two sinfully black eyes left her breathless and willing to break her own rules. Her only solace was the fact that she’d never see him again.

Until the next morning when she finds out he’s her ride out of town and back to the ranch where she grew up.

Nixon Holt works with Haley’s father, so Haley makes her position clear—she doesn’t get involved with ranch employees. Ever. At nineteen, she’d learned her lesson the hard way, and it became her one unbreakable rule.

But Nixon makes his position clear, too: He’s going to wear down Haley’s defenses and he won’t stop until she breaks all her rules for him. He’s well on his way when Haley finds out the one thing that could make her hate him. Nixon is left with two choices: walk away or break all his rules for her.

Haley Brandt's recipe for bad choices.
A night out with her instigating best friend, Lia.

Add Tequila + More Tequila. A dare. A sexy stranger. A hotel room.
And one hot as hell encounter.
Her night of stepping out of her comfort zone was just supposed to be a one and done.

But then the next day, it comes back to haunt her.

Nixon Holt apparently is not really a stranger to her family, and her dad asks him to drive her back to the family ranch she has not stepped foot on in ten years. She has a hard and fast rule about not dating ranch workers or anyone associated with the ranch. She's been burned by men and is not looking for love or attachments.

Nixon has his own past issues and is not looking for love either, but he is not opposed to having some real good times and exploring their intense chemistry further. And he is as persistent as he is charming and sexy. It's a game of attraction and resistance. I enjoyed their witty banter, flirting, and games of Never Have I Ever.

But sometimes lines get blurred and rules get overlooked. Feelings can get messy and the game can suddenly change. They both have some secrets that affect how they feel about relationships and could ruin any chance at something real. Is the potential worth breaking their own rules and fighting for? Or will they end up another scar on the other's heart?

This was a fun, sweet, romantic story between two people who were totally against falling in love. I liked getting their dual points of view and how their secrets and pasts were slowly revealed. I enjoyed the ranch setting with her father and three sisters Hannah, Harper, and Hope. Each of the women were interesting and had their own personalities. And his brother Tyson was intriguing as well. I am looking forward to more of their stories.

I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Haley isn’t a one night stand kind of girl, but on a dare fueled by too much tequila she kisses a stranger in a bar. A kiss moves to more, Haley decides to let go of her rules for a night and have some fun. Besides, it isn’t like she will see him again. It figures the one time she steps out of her comfort zone, it can’t be that simple.

Nixon Holt may work with Haley’s father, but he also knows he is interested in Haley, despite her rule against dating ranch employees.

Neither of these two is looking for love, but a little fun isn’t out of the question. But when the fun starts to mix with newly developing feelings, there is more to deal with than just a little no-strings sexy time. It doesn’t help that there are secrets that will throw a wrench in anything that might develop if left in the dark.

The Brandt family is a close-knit one, despite the big secret their dad is keeping for part of Tequila High. I enjoyed watching the sisters reacquaint themselves after Haley’s 1- year absence from the ranch. She may have been physically absent, but she made an effort to stay in touch with everyone, and returning was a smooth arrival (at least with her family).

This was a fun read all around. There were a few pieces I wished were developed a little further, but I loved the setting, the side characters, and the little dramatic moments that drove these two together and apart. I was grinning from their meet-cute, and didn’t really stop the entire time.

I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, M. Leighton lives in the deep South with her super-hero husband and super-smart maltipoo. She has a fondness for coffee and chocolate, loves the color red, laughs at almost anything, and often stares out her window, daydreaming of far-away places. You can find out more about her by visiting her website at www.mleightonbooks.

My men are smart, sexy, sophisticated— and most of all, crazy about me. The only problem is trying to explain that to my big, opinionated Italian family.

But after all we’ve been through, we deserve a happily ever after. And if there’s one thing I know about my guys, they always manage to have a few surprises up their sleeves.

Most people don't understand us. But they don't need to. We understand. We have from the moment we met.~Julien

This is finally the real good stuff. The cherry on the top of the sundae. What the fans of this series have been waiting for.

Robbie has found his happiness with two men that give him everything he has ever wanted. But the one thing that is missing is sharing it with his big and boisterous Italian family. He is scared of losing the people he loves most. Can the rowdy Bianchis accept two men for Robbie?

This is the final journey for this triad to navigate towards a future, but now they have to figure out how to make sure they can keep each other and that each of them gets all that they need.
I adore these guys! Each of them are so dynamic and so different. They each provide an important piece to the relationship that completes them as a whole. I love seeing the different sides of each of these men and how they interact and bring out the best in each other.

"Because you're mine, and I love you." Priest said. "And I don't like anyone. So that must make you pretty fucking special."

Robbie brings the light, vibrancy, sass, and inspires them to enjoy life and have fun. Joel is the protector and more dominant, but I loved getting more of his wicked sense of humor and seeing him be more playful. And Julien is the charming caretaker and nurturer. They have all been wounded and survived challenges in their lives, and are finally starting to feel like they fit and are where they belong...even if it is unconventional.

This one brings all the humor, steam, romance, and all the feels. I loved spending more time with these guys, Logan, Tate, and the crazy Bianchi family). I admired the growth of these characters throughout the books and the deepening intensity of their relationships, and I am glad we will be revisiting this world in future stories and hopefully getting more peeks of them. But this epilogue! Gah! Loved it!

Sometimes dreams really do come true. If you wish hard enough.~Robbie

I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

CHAPTER ONE

I’m not sure why everyone dreads their thirties.

As far as I’m concerned, it’s going to be

the best decade ever ~ Robbie

Six Months Later…

“LOVERS, I’M HOME,” Robbie Bianchi called out to his boyfriends, as he juggled several shopping bags in one hand and kicked the front door shut behind him. He stuffed his car keys into the pocket of his shorts, and as he evened out what he was carrying, he took the stairs that led him up to the first floor of their new home.

With the same smile on his face that he’d left with that morning, Robbie headed across the hardwood floors past the dining room, and into the kitchen, where he spotted a note waiting for him: We’re upstairs, princesse. Come find us when you get home.

Robbie grinned at the messy crown drawn above the i in princesse, but then quickly did as he was told. With one hand on the steel rail, he took the stairs two at a time, and as he reached the second floor where the bedroom was located, he walked inside to find it empty except for the fish swimming around the tank that lined the wall facing their bed.

Dropping his shopping bags on the end of the mattress, Robbie headed up to the final floor, where he knew his men were waiting for him. He opened up the glass door that led to the penthouse deck, and when he stepped outside and the warm rays washed over him, Robbie took in a breath of fresh air.

Ah, he’d always loved summer. Everything about it. The sun, the smell of the freshly cut grass, and the clothes—or lack thereof—Robbie thought, as he reached for the edge of his white tank top and drew it over his head.

As he tucked it into the back of his shorts, Robbie scanned the wide deck, his eyes roaming over the wooden slat floor, the hot tub over in the corner, and the glistening water of the lap pool surrounded by the potted greenery bordering their rooftop oasis.

This space had been the final selling point with all three of them when they’d made the decision to leave the condo after what had happened there with Jimmy. It was the perfect place for Julien to relax and do his yoga, for Priest, who loved a good soak to clear his mind, and for Robbie, for whom it was all about the calm he got from finally seeing his men happy and at peace. And that was exactly how he found one of them right now. There, stretched out on one of the sun loungers, was the brand-new reason that Robbie loved summer—an almost-naked Julien Thornton.

Dressed in tight, black, barely there swim shorts that left little—okay, nothing—to the imagination, the only other thing Julien was wearing was a pair of Aviator sunglasses. His rich, olive-colored skin was glistening with water droplets as he lay sprawled out with his hands behind his head, and oh my God was he a feast for the eyes.

As Robbie walked to the end of the lounger, his eyes roamed up Julien’s toned legs to his muscular thighs, and ended at the bulge that tight material was cupping like a glove.

Oh yes, this was hands down the best part about summer now, and luckily for Robbie and Priest, tanning was a favorite pastime of their seriously sexy Frenchman.

“Bonjour, princesse.” Julien’s honey-toned voice wrapped around Robbie, informing him that he’d been caught staring. But he didn’t care—not one little bit.

“One second, please. I’m concentrating here,”Robbie said, his gaze trailing up all he could see to finally land on Julien’s face. “Now, sorry, what were you saying?”

Julien chuckled as Robbie walked alongside him. “Bonjour, princesse.”

“Oh, yes,” Robbie said, and bent down to brush a kiss across Julien’s lips. “Bonjour, Jules.”

Robbie went to straighten, but before he got too far away, Julien took hold of the back of his neck and craned up for a deeper kiss. Robbie’s lips parted, and Julien slipped his tongue inside, making Robbie’s cock jerk to attention, as he braced his hand on the back of the lounger and sank into the deliciousness that was all Julien.

Relationships are complex.Love ever-changing.And when it comes to rules of the heart,they were made to be broken…That’s what Robert Antonio Bianchi was telling himself, anyway.Otherwise, he really had no excuse for what—or who—he’d done.No excuse, except for his lonely heart, a pitcher of margaritas, four Bitter Bitches, and the apparent need to confess all his weaknesses to the two men he knew would bring him nothing but trouble.But trouble was nothing new.Just ask his crazy sisters or any of his friends, and they’d be the first to tell you:If there was a bad decision to be made, Robbie always had a knack for making it.And thus begins the story of the priest, the princess, and the prick.

For the past eight years, Julien Thornton has been living with a secret. One that only a handful of people know about.

To the outside world, he has it all.

A thriving career. A loving husband. And a face that the American public fell for by the millions, on a reality show that inadvertently saved his life.

But behind the shine of celebrity, behind the easygoing nature, a crippling truth fills Julien with pain and self-loathing. It’s a truth that he fights to overcome daily with the help of his husband, Joel Priestley, and now their boyfriend, Robbie Bianchi.

But unlike Priest, Robbie doesn’t know what he’s helping Julien to fight. He doesn’t know what Julien did all those years ago. And with the anniversary of his sister’s death fast approaching, the time for explanations is running out.

And thus the question: will the princess be able to forgive the prick as the priest once did?

Ella Frank is the USA Today Bestselling author of the Temptation series, including Try, Take, and Trust and is the co-author of the fan-favorite contemporary romance, Sex Addict. Her Exquisite series has been praised as “scorching hot!” and “enticingly sexy!”Some of her favorite authors include Tiffany Reisz, Kresley Cole, Riley Hart, J.R. Ward, Erika Wilde, Gena Showalter, and Carly Phillips.

Bennett Fox walked into my life on one hell of a crappy Monday morning.

I was late for the first day at my new job—a job I’d now have to compete for even though I’d already worked eight years to earn it, because of an unexpected merger.

While I lugged my belongings up to my new office, a meter maid wrote me a parking summons.

She’d ticketed a long line of cars—except for the Audi parked in front of me, which happened to be the same make and model as mine.

Annoyed, I decided to regift my ticket to the car that had evaded a fine. Chances were, the owner would pay it and be none the wiser.

Except, I accidentally broke the windshield wiper while slipping the ticket onto the car’s window.

Seriously, my day couldn’t get any worse.

Things started to perk up when I ran into a gorgeous man in the elevator. We had one of those brief moments that only happened in movies.

You know the deal…your body lights up, fireworks go off, and the air around you crackles with electricity.

His heated stare left me flush when I stepped off the elevator.

Maybe things here wouldn’t be so bad after all.

Or so I thought.

Until I walked into my new boss’s office and met my competition.

The gorgeous man from the elevator was now my nemesis. His heated stare wasn’t because of any mutual attraction. It was because he’d saw me vandalize his car. And now he couldn’t wait to annihilate his rival.

Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles have appeared in over ninety Bestseller lists and are currently translated in twenty languages. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.

Kaine Reynolds wants nothing more than solitude. After an unthinkable tragedy destroys his family, he’s cut off all ties to his former life so he can battle his grief the only way he knows how.

Alone.

So when Piper Campbell knocks on his door, rambling on about being his new neighbor, he slams the door in her face.

But Kaine’s gruff demeanor doesn’t scare her. She’s set on living in Montana and starting over after a terrible divorce. And she wouldn’t mind having a fling to chase away the pain of her husband’s betrayal. Her handsome, albeit rude, neighbor is the perfect candidate.

Yet what neither of them suspect is that their no-strings affair will result in the surprise of Piper’s lifetime—and Kaine’s worst fear.

I love the Lark Cove series and this installment is no exception. We met Piper in earlier books as Logan Kendrick's assistant and right hand, but we never really knew all she was going through. She is now divorced and starting over with her life and moving to Montana from New York. She is usually organized, restrained, proper, and a rule-follower. She always tries to do the right thing, and sometimes people take advantage of her. But when challenged, she can be tough, sassy, and outspoken.

Her new neighbor is her opposite. Kaine Reynolds is intimidating, broody, bitter, angry, and grieving. He had demons that haunt them and does not think he will ever get past them. He does not want anyone living near him. He does not want to hear them or see them. But all it takes is one altercation with the spitfire next door to make him react.

Thus begins their cycle of sexual tension, acting on it, trying to be casual, trying to avoid feelings, and running. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. They can't seem to live without each other for too long, but the idea of living with each other or being vulnerable is also equally scary. In ways the rile each other and and add +excitement. Other times they just try to maintain a friendship, laugh together, and stave off loneliness. Piper seems to be the one person who can calm his beast when the rage gets too much, but at the same time can make him react too strongly. He keeps his secrets guarded, even when she tries to let him in. They are volatile, passionate, and really intense.

And they are about to have to face something that neither saw coming.

I really loved these two, but they also could be frustrating, stubborn, and fearful. It was a rollercoaster of emotions and angst. My heart hurt for them, especially Kaine who was so broken. He wanted to be different, but sometimes did not know how. And I loved that Piper was strong and tenacious, but also kind and understanding. But even so, Kaine knew how to push her buttons too well. There is a bit of mystery about Kaine's past that is slowly unraveled and added complexity to the story.

This is an emotional, intense, sexy, angsty enemies-to-lovers-to-friends-to-lovers story with some surprises and twists. They really did go backwards at times or seem to go in circles, but sometimes they needed to in order to reconfigure and to try to move ahead. This is such a journey of self discovery, forgiveness, hope, and healing. And this gorgeous cover just nails Kaine!

I enjoyed getting more with Logan, Thea, and the rest of the Lark Cove gang. I am looking forward to the next book Tinsel.

I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Piper Campbell is moving to Montana not only to be closer to her boss’s new location but to find a new start with her own life. Leaving a divorce and her ex behind in New York, she is looking forward to everything Montana has to offer - the quiet, the space, the laid back pace. She is a people pleaser and outgoing, and when she first encounters her new neighbor she is drawn to the raw emotion she can feel coming from him.

Kaine Reynolds chose his cabin in the woods based on his desire to disconnect from everything about his past. He needs nothing more than his woodworking tools and his small cabin to meet his needs. Part of the draw of his cabin was the neighbors who rarely visited and kept to themselves when they did.

I loved the back and forth between these two. Neither are in the market for a relationship, for different reasons, but a little no strings sex sounds like something they could each use, especially since there is a definite physical attraction between them. But there is also an edge to Kaine that Piper isn’t sure she wants to touch - that pain he keeps buried as keep as he can.

Kaine and Piper each have their own baggage to deal with as they realize there might be more feelings building between them than a simple physical relationship. But they are carrying such different baggage that things are not smooth as they work through it. Kaine’s pain especially was emotionally to read, and he had me hitting emotional lows as well as light-hearted highs.

This was an emotional rollercoaster of enemies to lovers, with enough ups and downs to keep the drama high as the story progressed. I loved returning to Lark Cove, seeing Thea and Logan and the rest of their family and friends. Tragic hit my reading list at a time when I needed this exact story and it proved once again that Devney Perry can put me in a great reading mood with any of her books!

I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Thea Landry has always known her place in modern-day society. It’s somewhere just above the trash can her mother dumped her in as a newborn but below the class where much comes easy. With her tattered shoes and bargain-bin clothes, her life has never been full of glamour.

So when a rich and charismatic man takes interest, she doesn’t fool herself into thinking their encounter is anything more than a one-night stand. Months later, she’s kicking herself for not getting his phone number. Or his last name. She’s given up hope of seeing him ever again.

Until one day, years later, Logan Kendrick waltzes into her life once more and turns everything she’s built upside down. This time around, she won’t make the same mistake. She’s going to fight to keep him in her life—not for herself.

Willa Doon has always been shy. Her quiet demeanor was something she’s always embraced. That is, until Jackson Page moves to town. The one man she desperately wants to take notice struggles to remember her name.

Year after year, Willa stands by, watching as the bartender slash playboy drowns his demons in beer and sex. Then one night, he shows up at her door, suddenly aware that the girl he’s seen around Lark Cove is now a beautiful woman.

Except what he doesn’t remember is that this visit isn’t his first. They spent a night together once before. A night he’s forgotten, thanks to a bottle of tequila.

A night that crushed a timid girl’s heart, and set a broken man on the path to heal them both.

Sofia Kendrick has always cherished her tiara. As the youngest daughter of a wealthy New York family, she’s lived the life of an American princess. But after two scandalous divorces and a breakup smear her name across the society rags, the shine from her crown has dulled. People call her superficial, even gaudy.

She’s nothing more than tinsel.

Desperate for escape and starving for peace, Sofia heads to Montana for a holiday weekend with her brother. But she doesn’t get the relaxing vacation she planned. Instead, she’s put to work in a bar alongside Dakota Magee—a man who does not want her help. A man who is set on teaching her a few lessons about real life and hard work. But Sofia has a couple of life lessons of her own to teach. Like how to fall in love.

Devney is the USA Today bestselling author of the Jamison Valley series. She lives in Montana with her husband and two children. After working in the technology industry for nearly a decade, she abandoned conference calls and project schedules to enjoy a slower pace at home with her kids. She loves reading and, after consuming hundreds of books, decided to share her own stories. Devney loves hearing from readers! Connect with her on social media.

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